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Postby His_Ryanness » 16 Mar 2009, 13:10

Matt wrote:OMG spoilers!

please turn your text blue out of consideration for those who have not seen or read the watchmen, but ywho plan to do so.

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Fantastic idea. Now how about you don't QUOTE THE SPOILER IN YOUR OWN POST
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Postby Matt » 16 Mar 2009, 13:11

His_Ryanness wrote:
Matt wrote:OMG spoilers!

please turn your text blue out of consideration for those who have not seen or read the watchmen, but ywho plan to do so.

-m


Fantastic idea. Now how about you don't QUOTE THE SPOILER IN YOUR OWN POST


touche.

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Postby Graham » 16 Mar 2009, 13:11

His_Ryanness wrote:I JUST got the joke about Ozymandias offering to deliver the flowers to the Comedian, and now the video is that much funnier for me. I also feel that much stupider for not getting it the first time.

Also, pay close attention to Night Owl's shopping list.
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Postby Chanderson37 » 16 Mar 2009, 13:13

Matt wrote:
Chanderson37 wrote:SPOILERS


OMG spoilers!

please turn your text blue out of consideration for those who have not seen or read the watchmen, but ywho plan to do so.

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im sorry matt. i fixed it
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Postby Matt » 16 Mar 2009, 13:15

Chanderson37 wrote:
Matt wrote:
Chanderson37 wrote:SPOILERS


OMG spoilers!

please turn your text blue out of consideration for those who have not seen or read the watchmen, but ywho plan to do so.

-m



im sorry matt. i fixed it


thank you! :D

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Postby Lyinginbedmon » 16 Mar 2009, 13:17

Graham wrote:
His_Ryanness wrote:I JUST got the joke about Ozymandias offering to deliver the flowers to the Comedian, and now the video is that much funnier for me. I also feel that much stupider for not getting it the first time.

Also, pay close attention to Night Owl's shopping list.


3 pork chops
3 cans of baked beans
1 bottle of milk
1 pound of ground beef
2 cans of tomato sauce
2 pound bag of rolled oats

I'm not sure what the hidden reference is here, but I think he'll be getting heartburn soon.

Wait...aren't there (technically) two Nite Owls?
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Postby Matt » 16 Mar 2009, 13:19

Lyinginbedmon wrote:
Graham wrote:
His_Ryanness wrote:I JUST got the joke about Ozymandias offering to deliver the flowers to the Comedian, and now the video is that much funnier for me. I also feel that much stupider for not getting it the first time.

Also, pay close attention to Night Owl's shopping list.


3 pork chops
3 cans of baked beans
1 bottle of milk
1 pound of ground beef
2 cans of tomato sauce
2 pound bag of rolled oats

I'm not sure what the hidden reference is here, but I think he'll be getting heartburn soon.

Wait...aren't there (technically) two Nite Owls?


yes, but this is in reference to the second nite owl.

also there's a reference there that's relevent to both the movie and the comic.

it's pretty minor though.

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Postby Dominic Appleguard » 16 Mar 2009, 13:21

Graham wrote:Also, pay close attention to Night Owl's shopping list.

I was trying to figure that one out.
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Postby Chanderson37 » 16 Mar 2009, 13:22

Matt wrote:
Lyinginbedmon wrote:
Graham wrote:
His_Ryanness wrote:I JUST got the joke about Ozymandias offering to deliver the flowers to the Comedian, and now the video is that much funnier for me. I also feel that much stupider for not getting it the first time.

Also, pay close attention to Night Owl's shopping list.


3 pork chops
3 cans of baked beans
1 bottle of milk
1 pound of ground beef
2 cans of tomato sauce
2 pound bag of rolled oats

I'm not sure what the hidden reference is here, but I think he'll be getting heartburn soon.

Wait...aren't there (technically) two Nite Owls?


yes, but this is in reference to the second nite owl.

also there's a reference there that's relevent to both the movie and the comic.

it's pretty minor though.

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Postby His_Ryanness » 16 Mar 2009, 13:26

Well, Rorschach eats the baked beans when he lets himself into Nite Owl's home (not much of a spoiler). I assume that's the only reference.
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Postby Graham » 16 Mar 2009, 13:27

His_Ryanness wrote:Well, Rorschach eats the baked beans when he lets himself into Nite Owl's home (not much of a spoiler). I assume that's the only reference.

Yeah, that's pretty much it.
Nothing big.
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Postby His_Ryanness » 16 Mar 2009, 13:30

I edit my posts way too much after submitting. Then people quote older versions and I feel like I have to change it back :(
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Postby Matt » 16 Mar 2009, 13:31

LOL. While I appreciate the effort here guys, discussing film elements (like rorschach eating baked beans), isn't a spoiler.

Openly talking about major plotpoints is.


just use care in what you say, but unless you're going to identify a major element of the film, I'd worry less about bluing out your comments.

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Postby Septavius » 16 Mar 2009, 13:32

Despite having nearly no context for the video (haven't read the book or seen the movie, but I know who the characters are and a bit about them), I found it extremely funny. The implication that the committees featured all exist merely for the purpose of answering "but who watches them" is great.

Also, the speculation regarding whether Nite Owl's groceries might be for the purpose of crimefighting was hilarious.
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Postby His_Ryanness » 16 Mar 2009, 13:33

Matt wrote:LOL. While I appreciate the effort here guys, discussing film elements (like rorschach eating baked beans), isn't a spoiler.

Openly talking about major plotpoints is.


just use care in what you say, but unless you're going to identify a major element of the film, I'd worry less about bluing out your comments.

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Come on, Roschach eating baked beans was a fucking revelation! :P
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Postby Shandi » 16 Mar 2009, 13:46

I didn't think of Rorschach eating the beans. I thought of the similarities between what Dr. Manhattan likes to do to folk and this.
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Postby DontPanic » 16 Mar 2009, 13:59

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Postby ptitqui » 16 Mar 2009, 14:20

Ack! Posted so early....can't watch videos at work....

I shouldn't have read the thread because now it just makes me *REALLY* want to see the t-shirt ad. :P
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Postby Unclever title » 16 Mar 2009, 14:29

Lyinginbedmon wrote:
weirdofilms wrote:who was watching the guy watching jeff? (i can't believe noone asked yet)
Personally I think the ultimate answer is that Manhattan, being omnipotent if not nearly so, watches those who watch the watchers of the watchers of the watchmen.
I think that explanation is a little too straightforward.

I would imagine that the guy who watches Jeff has his own live 24 hour podcast of his daily activities hosted on Youtube which is watched by everyone, everyone then is watched by a secret clandestine order watched by conspiracy theorists watched on Youtube by some people watched by the government for their suspicious interest in conspiracy theories and to protect government secrets. The government is watched by aliens watched by a group of deaf mute illiterate astronomers watched by monkeys tagged and watched by Primatologits watched by Wikipedia edited by monkey enthusiasts watched on Youtube by the Dutch (AGAIN!) watched by Germany watched by France watched by Britain watched by Canada watched by Bears watched by tiny ants that live in the grass featured in the grass growing webcam on Arthur B Borington's Webimapage which has a small following.
These folks are watched by Borington himself as he revels in their dull states of intense boredom.

Unfortunately no one watches Borington because Loading Ready Run makes videos that are far too entertaining! LRR you endanger the world with your wild hilarity!

But fortunately the dangers here have been avoided as LRR recently made the "Watchmen Watching" video so that WE at least for a brief moment are the ones watching the guy watching Jeff watching the Watchmen Watchers watching the Watchmen Watching the world (At least that's what I assume the plot of Watchmen involves).

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Postby Graham » 16 Mar 2009, 14:39

Lyinginbedmon wrote:
weirdofilms wrote:who was watching the guy watching jeff? (i can't believe noone asked yet)
Personally I think the ultimate answer is that Manhattan, being omnipotent if not nearly so, watches those who watch the watchers of the watchers of the watchmen.

You're looking for omniscient not omnipotent, and he's not, as he can only see his own past and future.
To quote him from the movie, "I'm not omniscient."
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Postby Shandi » 16 Mar 2009, 14:40

Unclever title wrote:But fortunately the dangers here have been avoided as LRR recently made the "Watchmen Watching" video so that WE at least for a brief moment are the ones watching the guy watching Jeff


Take a bow sir. Bravo!
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Postby micahman212 » 16 Mar 2009, 14:43

*sigh* i haven't seen the watchmen or read the comic...

I feel left out :(
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Postby JesterJ. » 16 Mar 2009, 14:44

The audio when James was up on the stand really bothered me. Whoever was holding the boom wasn't doin' it rite, and his levels were constantly fluctuating depending on where his head was turned. It was really distracting.

Actually, the audio overall seemed really sub-par this week. Were you guys just using the in-camera mic? There was a lot of white noise in the background, and that would explain James' changing volume.

The video itself was pretty silly, but I haven't seen/read Watchmen, so I'm assuming I missed a lot of the jokes.
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Postby The Jester » 16 Mar 2009, 14:49

That was an awesome vid. Sooo funny. The t-shirt ad was also hi-larious, if only for my amusement at Matt's discomfort. Sorry Matt.

Unclever Title's story is also epic and an incredible revalation. Thank you Unclever Title, I am now that much wiser :)
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Postby shugotenchi » 16 Mar 2009, 14:58

What did we learn this week?

* Matt's Hair. A totally organic experience.

* Mmmm. Nachos.

* What, in the language of flowers, says "Quit being a total psychopath"?

* Also, what would the card say? "Look on these begonias and despair"?

* I'm worried that these guys have Mister Belvedere in a jar somewhere.

* Who watches the guy in the white shirt watch Jeff watch the watchers watching the Watchmen Watchers? WE DO.

* Thank you for avoiding any mention of "Doctor Manhattan's Project". My wife made me see the movie this weekend and, apparently, when he reassembled himself he used some racehorse parts.

* Oh God. My eyes.
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